The Talmud: the Steinsaltz Edition, a Reference Guide. From: The Nation | Date: April 30, 1990| Author: Samuelson, Arthur H. | COPYRIGHT 1990 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I am not sure why Random House has chosen to call this The Talmud- The Steinsaltz Edition. The Israeli edition is called The Babylonian Talmud, which is its correct name, and Steinsaltz's name appears at the bottom in small print as translator, commentator and punctuator. Moreover, this is not a translation of the Israeli translation, despite what it says on the copyright page, but an entirely new work, the product of a team of translators under the direction of Rabbi Israel Berman...

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